mid-14c., from Old French compassion sympathy, pity (12c.), from LateLatin compassionem (nominative compassio) sympathy, noun of statefrom past participle stem of compati to feel pity, from com- together(see com-) + pati to suffer (see passion). Latin compassio is an ecclesiastical loan-translation of Greek sympatheia(see sympathy).
The study of leadership in health information management (HIM), including how leaders within HIM develop, how they conduct their workday, how they manage and lead, and how they see themselves as leaders, is needed. This research project is a descriptive study that examines leadership in HIM.
With the passage of the HITECH Act, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) is charged with building an interoperable, private and secure nationwide health information system and supporting the widespread, meaningful use of health information technology.